Student Housing Situation Amidst College’s Shift To Remote Learning
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the college has made drastic changes to students’ housing plans. At the outset of Spring
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More Transparency Needed in College Housing Decisions
The past few weeks have been chaotic. Schools and offices have closed. Colleges are switching to online instruction and telling
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Spring Break Extended, Classes Temporarily Move Online Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
On Wednesday, March 11, President Valerie Smith sent an email to Swarthmore’s “covid19” listserv detailing the college’s response to the
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On Housing Accommodations and Student Disability Services
Swarthmore students at large do not need to worry about the housing lottery process until mid April, but the considerable
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Director of Residential Communities Isaiah Thomas Leaves Swarthmore
Director of Residential Communities Isaiah Thomas has taken a position as the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential
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Trans and Non-Binary Students Face Barriers in On-Campus Housing
Swarthmore’s first co-ed dorms were piloted in 1971, when sections of Mary Lyon, Wharton, Willets, and Worth became co-ed living
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The Fairness of Swarthmore’s Sometimes Unlucky Housing Lottery
The first time I told some of my non-Swarthmore friends that all of our campus housing costs the same amount
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New Online Housing Portal Opens Doors for Swarthmore Students
Last semester, Swarthmore introduced a new online housing portal to simplify the Spring housing lottery, during which students choose housing
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College Archives Unveil ML’s Storied History
Located a fifteen-minute walk away from campus, Mary Lyon dormitory does not even appear on the campus map. It’s located
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Old Micozzie Had a Barn
‘Ee eye ee eye oh’ and in that Barn he had some Swatties. To any uninitiated freshmen: on the grueling
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